Arcane Lord

Two days later, Cecily came to Chateau's study again and brought good news——

"I have reached an agreement with Mingshui Chamber of Commerce. We will jointly set up two inspection teams to move around Nese to crack down on various infringements, including self-examination within Mingshui Chamber of Commerce."

"Have the candidates for our two recordkeepers been confirmed?" Xia Duo asked again.

"Not yet. I am selecting between the Audit Office and the Chamber of Commerce in the territory. The recordkeeper must be an experienced person. Otherwise, if he is sent out, he may be laughed at by the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce."

"That's fine. I won't get involved in the specific candidates. You decide for yourself. My only request is that the joint patrol team should set off as soon as possible and produce results as soon as possible!"

Let professional people do professional things. This is Xia Duo's consistent style. Although he attaches great importance to the joint law enforcement between the Tower of Time and the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce, he is not prepared to interfere too much. to some force majeure.

Cecily was naturally familiar with Chateau's attitude, but she immediately expressed her stance:

"Yes, I will select competent candidates as soon as possible. In addition, I will also urge the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce. The joint inspection team will be formed and start taking action this week at the latest."

"Okay, I'm waiting to hear good news from the patrol team."

…

Next, Shado thought he would soon hear news about the patrol team patrolling all directions, but before the patrol team was formed, an extremely breaking news came from Evereska, Severington, and Yeerland. It came from other places, disrupting everyone's rhythm, and a strange atmosphere appeared among the countries in the North. Even Xia Duo was not immune to being affected.

The news is not complicated. To put it simply, a super-high-quality giant mithril mine was discovered in the multinational buffer zone west of Netheril, east of Erlan, and north of Everriska.

When the dwarf adventurer brought back high-grade ore that could be picked up in the open air from the Gray Peak Mountains, the entire Everriska was boiling, and then the news quickly spread throughout the Northland.

…

Evereska, halfway up Yunding Mountain.

In the manor where the Jin Feng family lives, the patriarch Larian has had a gloomy face since he came back from the Council of Elders that day, and the atmosphere in the entire manor has become extremely solemn.

Whether they were servants or family members, everyone was cautious, fearing that they would offend the clan leader at this time. This atmosphere continued until the arrival of a human being.

In the reception room.

Xia Duo looked at Elder Larian with a gloomy face, and the confusion in his heart could not help but increase. He said dissatisfiedly:

"So this time is completely an accident? An accident that can spread the news throughout the North in an instant?"

It's not that Xia Duo is sensitive, after all, it is impossible for Mithril mines to be fake. This period of time is enough for all forces interested in Mithril mines to go to the Gray Peak Mountains not far away for verification.

But the news spread extremely quickly, which still made him feel very abnormal. A dwarf adventurer discovered a rich open-pit mine, and it was also a mithril mine. Such first-hand information must be sold at a high price.

Then when the buyer mined secretly, he was discovered by other forces, which triggered a conflict.

This was the normal development process that Xia Duo imagined for this incident, but no one expected that the dwarf adventurer would break the news for free in the tavern.

It happened that there were spies from various countries in the tavern. Even if Everesca took control of the adventurer immediately after noticing it, the news was inevitably spread.

Of course, it can also be said that the adventurer was too cautious. Knowing this kind of news could only kill him. But if he was so cautious, he shouldn't have brought the ore back with him. Wouldn't it be bad to let it rot in his heart?

Or tell your people that the dwarf is from Danzo. Even if the underdark area below the giant mithril mine is the territory of Amarinda, the two dwarf countries may not be able to cooperate and quietly pocket this overwhelming wealth. .

In short, in Xia Duo's view, this kind of news shouldn't break out so easily, and even if it breaks out, it shouldn't be in the way it is now, let alone spread throughout the North in a short period of time.

"This incident is indeed an accident. We have already investigated the adventurer. There is no problem with his background. Going to the Gray Peak Mountains was not a sudden thought. Instead, he took over the collection mission to the Gray Peak Mountains in Everska. Then during the task, he accidentally discovered that four of his companions were present during the whole process, but his companions were all elves, did not know about prospecting, and did not recognize the mithril mine, so it ended up like this. "

Larian is also very angry now. Originally, the discovery of the mithril mine in the north of Everriska should be a good thing. Even if it is not mined by itself, it can at least bring some prosperity to Everriska.

But that premise is that everything is under control, but now, the situation seems to be getting out of control.

…

"Regarding the adventurer, have you checked whether he has been affected by psychic spells? And is it possible that the dwarf is a demon?"

Sha Duo continued to ask.

No one can be indifferent to a giant mithril mine, even he is no exception. The energy-conducting properties of arcane strings are far superior to high-grade mithril, but other properties are not as good.

For example, its own stability, as well as the stability gain of the supporting system, etc.

Normally, he only uses arcane strings when he can't use mithril instead, such as Mythra, or large permanent portals.

In other places, even if frequent maintenance is required, he prefers to use mithril. If he also uses arcane strings, it is equivalent to building a complex system with pure glass. It may seem exquisite, but in fact it is likely to break at a touch.

It just depends on when you encounter something that can easily destroy the arcane string.

Mithril is a substance and has the most basic stability of matter. Arcane strings appear to be matter, but they are actually material projections of arcane energy. They are a relatively stable magical creation, but this stability is far less stable. Compared with mithril.

Before discovering the elemental composition of mithril and being able to artificially create mithril, even Xia Duo's attitude towards mithril was that all comers were welcome, the more the merrier.

This is the case for those with alternative materials such as Xia Duo (there are also alternative materials synthesized by the creation magic brought back from Imasca. Because they are compounds, the transmutation reaction of elements during actual use has a greater impact on the quality, which is reflected in the life span. Shorter and more frequent maintenance), not to mention other materials that have no alternative materials.

He could almost imagine the reactions of various countries after hearing the news. The first reaction must be whether they can monopolize it for themselves. If not, they must bite the biggest piece of cake themselves.

When you are not sure who is behind the scenes, it is right to rely on the demon. At least you can make an enemy first, so that you will not lose your mind due to the huge benefits before you actually get the cake.